News Releases

May 21, 2010- Hallmark Health System, which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford and Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, is pleased to announce the organization has officially begun its journey toward Magnet nursing recognition.

Hallmark Health submitted its formal application for Magnet recognition to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) earlier this year. Magnet recognition is the highest and most prestigious international distinction a healthcare organization or hospital can receive for nursing excellence and outstanding patient care. It is considered the “gold standard” for nursing.

Dr. Bernard Logan has delivered more than 10,000 babies in a career that spans 40 Mother’s Days. But for the past decade or so, the 68-year-old Lynnfield resident has been enjoying his own professional rebirth of sorts.

Logan has delivered more than a dozen babies whose moms he once delivered.

May 13, 2010- By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safety, Hallmark Health System, which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford and Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ from the recent on-site accreditation survey that occurred in December 2009.

April 30, 2010- Hallmark Health System, which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford and Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, is pleased to announce that Donna West has been named chairperson of the organization’s Board of Trustees.